Download or read book The Bugbear of Literacy written by Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy and published by . This book was released on 1947 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Bugbear Of Literacy written by Ananda_k_cooma Ananda_k_coomaraswamy and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An insightful and thought-provoking critique of modern education, written by the renowned philosopher and art historian Ananda K. Coomaraswamy. The Bugbear of Literacy challenges many of the assumptions underlying contemporary approaches to education, and offers a powerful argument for the importance of cultivating wisdom and moral character. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book The Bugbear of Literacy written by Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Bugbear of Literacy written by Ananda K. Coomaraswamy and published by . This book was released on 2021-09 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ananda K. Coomaraswamy (1877-1947) was one of the few authorities of our time competent to interpret the doctrines and arts of the world's great religious traditions. The Bugbear of Literacy was first printed in England in 1949. This enlarged edition includes an article later found among the author's papers, entitled "The Bugbear of Democracy, Freedom, and Equality." It can be said that this book, together with all the author's later writings, constitute some of the most remarkable and enlightening works in the English language on art, culture, and metaphysics.
Download or read book The Bugbear of literacy written by Ananda K. Kumārasvamin and published by . This book was released on 1947 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Betrayal of Tradition written by Harry Oldmeadow and published by World Wisdom, Inc. This book was released on 2005 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays by eminent traditionalists and contemporary thinkers throws into sharp relief many of the urgent problems of today.
Download or read book The Bugbear of Literacy written by and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Bugbear of Literacy Etc Essays written by Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy and published by . This book was released on 1949 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Essential Ananda K Coomaraswamy written by Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy and published by World Wisdom, Inc. This book was released on 2004 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ananda K. Coomaraswamy was engaged in the world not only as a scholarly expositor of traditional culture and philosophy, but also as a radical critic of contemporary life.
Download or read book Reading A Very Short Introduction written by Belinda Jack and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2019-04-08 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today many people take reading for granted, but we remain some way off from attaining literacy for the global human population. And whilst we think we know what reading is, it remains in many ways a mysterious process, or set of processes. The effects of reading are myriad: it can be informative, distracting, moving, erotically arousing, politically motivating, spiritual, and much, much more. At different times and in different places reading means different things. In this Very Short Introduction Belinda Jack explores the fascinating history of literacy, and the opportunities reading opens. For much of human history reading was the preserve of the elite, and most reading meant being read to. Innovations in printing, paper-making, and transport, combined with the rise of public education from the late eighteenth century on, brought a dramatic rise in literacy in many parts of the world. Established links between a nation's levels of literacy and its economy led to the promotion of reading for political ends. But, equally, reading has been associated with subversive ideas, leading to censorship through multiple channels: denying access to education, controlling publishing, destroying libraries, and even the burning of authors and their works. Indeed, the works of Voltaire were so often burned that an enterprising Parisian publisher produced a fire-proof edition, decorated with a phoenix. But, as Jack demonstrates, reading is a collaborative act between an author and a reader, and one which can never be wholly controlled. Telling the story of reading, from the ancient world to digital reading and restrictions today, Belinda Jack explores why it is such an important aspect of our society. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Download or read book Education in the Light of Tradition written by Jane Casewit and published by World Wisdom, Inc. This book was released on 2011 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "'Education systems are failing their societies' is the message often conveyed by families and young people to governments and media today. The dismal state of a country's education system is said to be a reflection of the condition of the society it is meant to serve. What are we teaching young people today? Do we understand what they need to learn for their ultimate well being? In traditional societies, education was the means by which knowledge of the Divine Principle and its relation to the human soul was transmitted to young generations. Addressing a theme rarely discussed in philosophical and educational circles, this unique volume attempts to rediscover the truths and values engrained in traditional education systems. Some of the articles also go to the heart of the woes of modern public education systems."--Publisher's website.
Download or read book The Bugbear of Literacy in the Education of Tribal Aborigines written by James William Wafer and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Questions the value of literacy and the learning of English at the cost of loss of oral tradition and of first language.
Download or read book annual bibliopgraphy of english language and literature colume XXIX 1949 written by and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Connected Learning written by L. Lynn Thigpen and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2020-04-21 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How does the world’s oral majority—adults with limited formal education (ALFE)—really prefer to learn? Few pause long enough to ask those who eschew print. The result of scholarly research and prolonged immersion in the Cambodian culture, Connected Learning exposes the truth about orality—the shame associated with limited formal education; the unfortunate misnomer that is orality; the place of spirituality, grace, and hope; and the obvious but overlooked learning preferences. ALFE have different ways of learning and knowing, a different epistemology and culture from print learners, even though we all begin alike. The choice is not between Ong’s orality or literacy, but between learning from people or from print. Dr. Thigpen, a veteran cross-cultural worker, shares remedies for the hegemony and inequities unwittingly fostered by the literate minority. In a dominant culture where learning from people is prime, how can educators with a preference for print adapt? Providing an important tool in the Learning Quadrants diagram, Connected Learning advises teaching to the quadrant and calls for seven necessary shifts in teaching. Anyone versed in orality will admit these findings have “global implications and applications” (Steffen). The reader who heeds will positively impact a huge portion of humanity.
Download or read book Beyond the Written Word written by William Albert Graham and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1993-03-11 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The concept of 'scripture' as written religious text is re-examined, considering orally distributed sacred writings.
Download or read book Frithjof Schuon and the Perennial Philosophy written by Harry Oldmeadow and published by World Wisdom, Inc. This book was released on 2010 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This introduction to the writings of Frithjof Schuon (1907-1998), the pre-eminent spokesman of the Perennialist or Traditionalist school of comparative religious thought, is the first book to present a comprehensive study of his intellectual and spiritual message. In addition to a clear explanation of Schuon's message of metaphysics and the great religions, Oldmeadow includes an overview of Schuon's paintings and poetry, and insights on prayer and virtue in the spiritual life.
Download or read book The Traditional Theory of Literature written by Ray Livingston and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 1962 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Traditional Theory of Literature was first published in 1962. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions. Through a study of works of the contemporary Indian scholar Ananda K. Coomaraswamy, as well as of other exponents of the ancient doctrine of the Perennial Philosophy, Professor Livingston develops and explicates a traditional theory of literature. Coomaraswamy, who died in 1947, published widely on a broad range of subjects in art, philosophy, literature, and other fields. Although he is relatively little known, those acquainted with is work acclaim him as one of the great thinkers of our time. His study and writing were devoted primarily to bridging the gap between Oriental and Western cultures. From the treasury of traditional learning which Coomaraswamy amassed in his profusion of books and articles, Professor Livingston has drawn those elements which contribute to an essential theory of literature. Although he quotes from some of Coomaraswamy's Oriental sources, he delineates the theory in an idiom that is more familiar to the West, as stated or implied in the works of Dante, Milton, and Blake, among others.
